Strikers Demand Ouster of Corrupt Managers

The massive public protests that ousted long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak may be over, but the situation in Egypt is far from back to business as usual, with large numbers of striking workers still refusing to return to work until their grievances are addressed.

As with most of the nations in the region, unemployment has been rising precipitously in Egypt, and the extremely low level of pay in the state run industries is not keeping up with the soaring price of food. This, as much as any objections to Mubarak’s tyranny, was a major source of protests, and is bound to linger long beyond Mubarak’s ouster.